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    choosing cameras for cctv

    good evening how important are TVL ( tv lines) TO choosing a camera for a cctv system. any advice on a system with good cameras for a cafe with remote viewing over the internet will be appreciated.
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    refrigeration

    good morning, anyone familiar with water cooled freezer,where does the return water go to ?
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    how to calculate power( wattage) on 3 phase

    how to calculate power( wattage) on 3 phase? just out of interest
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    swa buried

    good evening, I have to run a feed to a shed on a TT installation.The cable is clipped then buried. I have 2 questions. 1- I'm using a henley block to feed the supply. do I need to RCD the cable at source and then just mcbs in the shed ?. 2- Can I use 2 core and add rod at the shed?. Cheers.
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    Room thermostat

    A customer wants me to fit one of these . Honeywell T6360B Room Thermostat - Screwfix.com, Where the Trade Buys never fitted one ,so any pointers welcome. Gracias
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    water descaler

    First merry christmas everyone, I was just thinking do any of the gizmos sold that attach to the pipe really work, either the basic one which is 2 magnets attached to the pipe or the one where a wire http://www.dynapipe.co.uk/ any help appreciated.
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    networking a house?

    does anyone get asked to install a network when rewiring? as I was wondering ,or is it something you usually suggest to the client?. only asking.
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    pc on button playing

    hello boys and girls, I have a PC where the ON button lights up but the pc doesn't come on.so was wondering if I could bypass the on button and put an inline switch on the power cable. any help appreciated.
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    cctv for alcohol licence purposes.

    Good evening, Had a call from a customer a cctv system,the requirements from the council stipulate the resolution is way beyond the off the shelf systems available from my local dealer. So my question is what kind of resolution are required to satisfy the council?.
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    BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM

    good afternoon, I've been asked to supply only a burglar alarm system for a house abroad. The house is a six bedroom with 12 doors and windows. any recommendations appreciated. cheers.
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    30 mA rcd protecting the main feed

    good evening , went to a friend who lost his supply,and didn't know what to do, when I got there I found that after the main fuse there's a 30 mA rcd before the feed to the CU which in a garage about 5 metres away. managed to identify that the kettle was causing the trip. how do you go about...
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    RCD or NOT

    here's the scenario, a smoke alarm on its own circuit,the only bit of the circuit buried behind some plasterboard on top of the CU in the cupboard under the stairs, the rest is all in the ceiling void or the cupboard between floors. does this circuit require RCD?.
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    radial length

    hi everyone, a circuit of 4mm T+E IS dead,no reading between line and cpc but i have a reading between n and cpc which gives me a reading of 0.02 ohms. my question is how to calculate the length of the radial circuit.
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    chargeable mobile numbers

    hi guys, sorry Admin to be off topic, just think this is a scam ,thought i'll share it with everyone. just had my bill for a charge to this number 07079903903 that cost me
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    ceiling speakers

    hi everyone , A shop i'm working in has 4 ceiling speakers that the customer wants to connect an ipod to . So the question is , does she need an amp with an ipod dock ,and if so how do you connect the 4 speakers to the amp.
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    KLIK LIGHTING

    Evening boys and girls Went to a shop that had problem with some spots under a false ceiling wired with KLIK. The cable coming from the klik fitting had 12V before the transformer which then fed the transformer which had 1V feeding the non working spots. Never work with klik before ,do they...
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    Poor Insulation on ring

    Hello everyone, Went to a house ,where the kitchen ring is tripping the RCD. After a lot of testing R1+R2 was good, so checked insulation and it was Very poor. So methinks the ring needs rewiring or insulation test every loop between sockets which hopefully will identify the section causing...
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    168v L N / 244 L E.

    Good morning , checked a socket yesterday and measured 244v between L/E and 168v between L/N. didn't have time to check it further as I am going back tomorrow to explore further AND just wondered what to look for apart from the obvious. as it looks like a spur.
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    firex show

    Thought might be of interest. http://www.info4fire.com/firexroadshows ;)
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    Free software !!

    Good evening Just came across this free software ,don't know if any good. all comments welcome www.proficad.com/download.aspx :) :) :)
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